Statute, Articles 65 and 66; Rules of Court, Part IV

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The procedural code for advisory proceedings is set out in Article 65, paragraph 2 and Article 66 of the Statute, supplemented by Part IV, Articles 102 to 109, of the Rules of Court. These are a mixture of substantive and procedural rules, together with administrative functions imposed on the Registry.1

Article 96 of the UN Charter

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The General Assembly or the Security Council may request the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal question.

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Other organs of the United Nat…

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Malcolm N. Shaw,
“Statute, Articles 65 and 66; Rules of Court, Part IV”, in:
Rosenne's Law and Practice of the International Court: 1920-2015.
Consulted online on 20 March 2018 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-5992_rose_COM_0404>